Flower-pot support for jardinieres.



J. CLEMENTS. FLOWER POT SUPPORT FOR JARDINIERES.

APPLIUATIDN FILED 0GT.13,1 9OH. 91Q,9Q5, Patented Jan. 26. 1909.

Invenr fa/En Clements Jiiforrnj JOHN ULEMEN'LE, U1 THlLAD'ELirUIi, FENNSYLVAIWTA FLOWEE-IOT SUPPORT FOR JARDINIERES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

Application tiled October 13, 1908. Serial No. 457.481.

To all whom it mo concern:

Be it known t rat 1, JOHN CLEMENTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Flower-Pot Supports for ardinieres, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in flower pot supports for jardinicres, the object being to provide a support for holding a flower pot in a 'ardiniere in such manner that moisture snall be en plied to the roots of the plant, but the p ant supported out of contact with the water so as to revent the roots from becoming decayed y standing in the water.

Another object of my invention is to provide a support which shall allow free circulation of air through the same so that the water in the bottom of the jardiniere and lower part of the support will be taken up by the air and carried into the flower pot through the opening thereo and furthermore, to provide a support facilitating the vaporization of the water and its being taken up by the air.

Another object of the invention is to rovide a support which shall indicate ow much water is needed and whether the water has fallen below the required level.

These objects are attained b the novel arrangement and construction 0 parts hereinafter fully described and shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein-- Figure 1, is a vertical section through a jardiniere, flower pot and the support therefor. Fig. 2, is a perspective view of my improved support.

My improved support A is preferably made of terra cotta or like somewhat porous material and is formed of a flat circular plate which has a-downwardly and inwardly inclined wall A extending entirely around the plate. An opening A is formed at the center of the top plate, which opening is intended to coincide with the usual opening in the bottom of a llowcr pot. The contracted wall \2 is provided with two series of openings, one series A for the passage of air being located near the top of the suport, and the other A for the passage of water bein Y )laccd relatively near the bottom edge of tlie wall. There is no bottom to the support, the wall A resting directly upon the bottom of the jardinicre Preferably I provide four openings A in the upper series and two oppnings in the lower series located vertically etween the poor openings.

The support is especially adapted to be used in connection with jardinieres and for this reason the inwardly contracted wall of the su port conforms somewhat to the bulging sic es of the jarcliniere B shown in the drawings as of an ordinary type. Jardinieres have usually a relatively small bottom B and the contracted lower end of the support i ermits the support to have solid rest upon t e small bottom, while the enlarged top provides a wide surface for the bottom of the pot C In use the flower pot is placed u ion the support so that the central opening 5 registers with the opening A shown in big, 1. Water is then poured into the jardiniere until it rises to a level 'ust below the upper series of openings A By this means the roots of the plant are kept above the water and-out of contact therewith at all times, while at the same time air will circulate through the upper series of openings A and will collect moisture in the interior of the support above the Water. The peculiar arrangement of the openings A provides for a draft or circulation of the moisture-laden air up through the flower pot, while permitting at times the moisture-laden air to pass out through the o enings A and upward around the outside 0 the pot to the foliage of the plant.

The use of the upper air openings A as well as the lower openings is a isolutcly necessaryfora successful provision of moisture to the plant. Without the upper openings no circulation of air will take place and therefore moisture cannot be carried upward through the opening A. Another advantage due to the two series of openings is that they act as guides indicating the extent to which the jardiniere should be lillod and also indicating when the water has (Yo pornicd to a degree requiring that more be supplied.

Thus the water should never extend uphigher than a level just below the upper range of ol'icnings and never he allowed to sink below tholowcr range of openings, hence the openings will indicatijust the amount of water necessary when the jardiniere is filled.

ll' the rule above stated is followed, the pla; will get precisely the proper amount of moisture, the roots will never come in con-- tact with the water and the plant will thrive. it may also be stated that the porous nature of the support, if it be made of clay or other I porous material aids very materially in the production of moisture-laden air as the porosit y of the support tends to draw the water upward and allow it to be evaporated by the provided with a central inwardly ta ering well edge thereo said well provided with an annuler series of openings near its lower edge and with another annular series of above and spaced from opening, an annular depending from the air within the support and exterior thereto.

is provides a constantly dampened surface I from which the water is constantly being eve oreted.

' aving thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A flower pot support comprising a flat top I two subscribing w tnesses. g JOHN CLEMENTS.

Witnesses:

R. H. KRENKEL, J. A. L. MULHALL. 

